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ἵππουρις

ἵππουρις, horse-tailed, decked with a horse-tail

ἵππουρ-ις, ιδος, ἡ, (οὐρά) as fem. Adj.,
  • horse-tailed, decked with a horse-tail, freq. in Hom. (esp. Il.), in nom. and acc. ἵππουρις, -ιν, κόρυς Il. 6.495; τρυφάλεια 19.382; κυνέη Od. 22.124.
    • II as Subst., horse-tail, Ael. NA 16.21; Satyrʼs tail, Phryn. PS p.77 B.
      • 2 a water-plant, horse-tail, Equisetum silvaticum, Dsc. 4.46, Ps.-Democr. in Gp. 2.6.27; also, = Equisetum maximum, Dsc. 4.47.
      • 3 a complaint in the groin, caused by constant riding, dub. in Hp. Epid. 7.122.

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